The state of California currently has 55 active clinical trials seeking participants for Depression research studies. These trials are conducted in various cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento.
Treatment ResistAnt Depression Subcallosal CingulatE Network DBS (TRANSCEND)
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bilateral stimulation of the subcallosal cingulate white matter (SCCwm) using Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) as an adjunctive treatment of non-psychotic unipolar Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in adults.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 22 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
07/07/2025
Locations: USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, California +2 locations
Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression
Improving Behavioral Health for Caregivers and Children After Pediatric Injury
Recruiting
Pediatric traumatic injury (PTI) is a public health priority, with more than 125,000 children experiencing injuries that require hospitalization each year. These children, and their caregivers, are affected in many ways that may affect quality of life, emotional and behavioral health, physical recovery, family roles and routines, and academic functioning; yet US trauma centers do not adequately address these outcomes and a scalable national model of care for these families is needed. This propos... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/07/2025
Locations: Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Conditions: Quality of Life, PTSD, Depression Not Otherwise Specified, Child Externalizing Behavior
Multicenter Study of Lumateperone for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression in Pediatric Patients
Recruiting
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in pediatric patients who are experiencing major depressive episodes (MDEs) associated with a primary diagnosis of bipolar I or bipolar II disorder as confirmed by Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL), according to criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM 5).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 10 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
07/03/2025
Locations: Clinical Site, Anaheim, California +4 locations
Conditions: Bipolar Depression
Better Sleep Study
Recruiting
The overall aim of this proposal is a confirmatory efficacy trial sufficiently powered and designed to test the hypothesis that improving the relationship between biological circadian timing and waketime, a novel modifiable target, improves depression outcomes in a subgroup of adolescents with depression and a misaligned relationship between biological circadian timing and waketime utilizing a cognitive-behavioral sleep intervention.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 18 years
Trial Updated:
07/02/2025
Locations: UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building, San Francisco, California
Conditions: Depression in Adolescence, Delayed Sleep Phase
A Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of VLS-01 Buccal Film, Compared to Placebo in Patients With Treatment Resistant Depression (ELUMINA)
Recruiting
This Phase 2 study (protocol number VLS-01-203) will determine the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of short-term treatment with a VLS-01 transmucosal buccal film (VLS-01-BU) in patients with treatment resistant Major Depressive disorder (TRD) and will characterize the onset and durability of antidepressant effects of VLS-01-BU versus placebo.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 65 years
Trial Updated:
06/27/2025
Locations: Collaborative Neuroscience Research, LLC, Garden Grove, California +2 locations
Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression
A Non-Interventional Pilot Study to Explore the Role of Gut Flora in Disease
Recruiting
This study seeks to correlate microbiome sequencing data with information provided by patients and their medical records.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
12 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/23/2025
Locations: Sabine Hazan, Ventura, California
Conditions: Gut Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder High-Functioning, Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Dementia (AD), Alzheimer Dementia, Alzheimer Disease (AD), Crohn, Crohn Colitis, Crohn Disease (CD), Crohn Disease Colon, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, ME/CFS, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Psoriasis, Psoriasis Annularis, Psoriasis Chronic, Chronic Urinary Tract Infection, Ulcerative Colitis (Disorder), Ulcerative Colitis (UC), Ulcerative Colitis Acute, Ulcerative Colitis Chronic, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - Relapsing-remitting, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Primary Progressive, Constipation Chronic Idiopathic, Constipation, Celiac, Celiac Disease, Celiac Sprue, Lyme Arthritis, Lyme Borreliosis, Nervous System, Lyme Disease, Chronic, Cholesterol, Cholesterol Level, High, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Rheumatoid Arthritis - Rheumatism, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder), Parkinson Disease, Parkinson Disease (PD), Depression, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Depression Disorder, Depression in Adults, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorder Generalized, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCD, Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder, Bipolar, Bipolar 1 Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (BD), Bipolar Disorder I and II, Bipolar and Related Disorders, Migraine, Migraine Disorder, Diabetes (DM), Diabetes, Lupus, Lupus Erythematosus, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma Malignant, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), Irritable Bowel, IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Eczema, Eczema Atopic Dermatitis, Acne, Myasthaenia Gravis, Gout
A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Oral LPCN 1154A in Women With Severe PPD
Recruiting
The purpose of this research study is to test the study drug, LPCN 1154A, as a possible treatment for postpartum depression (PPD). The trial aims to determine: * If LPCN 1154A reduces depressive symptoms in subjects with severe PPD * How well LPCN 1154A is tolerated and what side effects it may cause * If LPCN 1154A reduces anxiety symptoms in subjects with severe PPD
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
Between 15 years and 45 years
Trial Updated:
06/18/2025
Locations: Advance Research Center, Anahiem, California +2 locations
Conditions: Depression, Postpartum, Depression, Post-Partum, Postpartum Depression (PPD), Post-Natal Depression, Peripartum Depression, Postnatal Depression
A Study to Assess Change in Disease Activity and Adverse Events (AEs) With Cariprazine in the Treatment of Depressive Episodes in Pediatric Participants Participants (10 to 17 Years of Age) With Bipolar I Disorder.
Recruiting
Bipolar disorder is a severe chronic mood disorder that affects up to 4% of the adult population and 1.8% of the pediatric population in the United States. The treatment of the depressive episodes of bipolar disorder in the pediatric population has not been as widely studied as the treatment of depressive episodes in bipolar disorder in adults, therefore pharmacotherapeutic options are limited. Given the change in disease state and safety demonstrated in adults with depressive episodes associate... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 10 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
06/16/2025
Locations: Advanced Research Center /ID# 227073, Anaheim, California +10 locations
Conditions: Depression, Bipolar I Disorder
A Prospective, Multi-center, Randomized Controlled Blinded Trial Demonstrating the Safety and Effectiveness of VNS Therapy® System as Adjunctive Therapy Versus a No Stimulation Control in Subjects With Treatment-Resistant Depression
Recruiting
Objectives of this study are to determine whether active VNS Therapy treatment is superior to a no stimulation control in producing a reduction in baseline depressive symptom severity, based on multiple depression scale assessment tools at 12 months from randomization.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/12/2025
Locations: Access Multi Specialty Medical Clinic, Inc, Burlingame, California +7 locations
Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression
Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Two Administrations of COMP360 in Participants With TRD
Recruiting
Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of two administrations of COMP360 in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD)
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/11/2025
Locations: Clinical Innovations, Inc., Bellflower, California +5 locations
Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression
Probiotic Administration for Adolescent Depression
Recruiting
This double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial will examine the effect of probiotic Visbiome on the brain and gut microbiome of individuals 15 to 24 years of age.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 15 years and 24 years
Trial Updated:
06/04/2025
Locations: UCSF, San Francisco, California
Conditions: Depression
Assessing Improvements in Mood and Sleep Trial
Recruiting
This is a multi-site randomized control trial involving people age 55+ years who have current depression symptoms plus another suicide risk indicator (either current suicidal ideation or a past history of attempt). Our goal is evaluate which of two different approaches works best to improve things like trouble sleeping, bad moods, and any suicidality. Participants will complete diagnostic interviews, self-report scales, and wear an actigraphy device for the 8 weeks starting at the baseline visi... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
55 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/02/2025
Locations: The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Conditions: Depression, Suicidality, Sleep